The brave men,living and dead,who struggled here,have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract.

VOA: special.2009.02.06

Aristotle does not rule out the possibility of such a person emerging a person of what he calls excessive virtue almost hyperbolic excellence he says who stands so far above the rest as to deserve to be the natural ruler overall.

亚里士多德并未排除,这种人出现的可能性，一位他认为,具有过多美德，及几近夸张的卓越特质,他说，能持续凌驾众人之上的人,值得成为全面性的自然统治者。

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But,in a larger sense, we can not dedicate - we can not consecrate - we can not hallow,this ground - The brave men, living and dead,who struggled here, have hallowed it, far above our poor power to add or detract.

VOA: special.2011.02.07

Some recent surveys show the president's overall approval rating at or just above 50 percent a far cry from higher numbers in the early days of his administration.

VOA: standard.2009.09.02